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Sean C. Capparuccia 13 September 2026 Sermon XII in the Genesis series Genesis 8:1-22; Psalm 128; I Peter 3:18-22; Luke 18:15-17 What an exciting day when the Church of God acquires a new covenant member! I admit that even before Josie was born I was looking forward to this day because in my mind, one…
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Sean C. Capparuccia 30 August 2026 Sermon XI in the Genesis series Genesis 7:17–24; 2 Corinthians 5:17–21; 2 Peter 3:3–10 Last week we left Noah in an unusual situation. God had commanded him to build a boat, and Noah built the boat. God commanded him to bring the animals, and Noah brought the animals. God…
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Sean C. Capparuccia 26 July 2026 Sermon VI in the Genesis series Gen 3:14-24 (part II); Gal 4:1-11; Psalm 130; John 3:12-17 Sin by the Ounce Into the Garden he came unannounced (Gen. 3:1); Then with a quick and silent jounce the serpent’s body he did trounce; With an unhurried swagger and cocky flounce He…
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Sean C. Capparuccia 19 July 2026 Sermon V in the Genesis sermon series Genesis 3:1-13; Romans 5:12-21; Psalm 51; Luke 4:1-13 The first chapter of Genesis ends with, “And God saw all that He had made and, behold, it was very good.” The second chapter ends with Adam and Eve, perfectly made and in a…
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Sean C. Capparuccia 12 July 2026 Genesis 2:4-25; Psalm 128; Eph. 5:22-33; Mt. 19:3-6 Today’s message, message IV in our Genesis series, is about the creation of Adam and Eve, the beginning of humanity, the institution of marriage, and the seeds of civilization. Some people point to this second chapter in Genesis as being…
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Sean C. Capparuccia written sometime in 2016…. “Do you hear the people sing, singing the song of angry men, it is the music of a people who will not be slaves again. When the beating of your heart echoes the beating of the drums there is a life about to start when tomorrow comes. Will…
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Sermon II in the Genesis Series Sean C. Capparuccia 21 June 2026 – Trinity GMC Rom. 1:18-25; Psalm 8; Mark 10:6-9; Genesis 1:6-31 Here then is the account – the Biblical account – of the six days that changed the world. Paul tells the Thessalonians, “We thank God constantly for this, that when you…
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Sean C. Capparuccia 14 June 2026 Part 1 in a 12-part “Foundations of Our Faith” series Colossians 1:15-20; Psalm 33; John 1:1-3; Genesis 1:1-5; Methodist bishop Costen Harrell, in his 1961 book Christian Affirmations wrote, “Among the affirmations of the Christian faith, none is so bold and decisive as this: God is in control of…
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Sean C. Capparuccia 7 June 2026 1 Corinthians 10:16–17; 11:23–32 The Lord’s Supper, like the other sacrament of the Church, baptism, has been interpreted and practiced in several diverse ways depending on the particular denominational, or even the local church, context. And I have always thought it interesting that some churches take a lot…
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Sean C. Capparuccia 24 May 2026 Pentecost Sunday Acts 2:1-21; Psalm 51; Galatians 5:13-26; John 3:1-13 And so here we are, celebrating the 1,994th birthday of God’s New Testament Church. Of course, the Church, defined as God’s people, called out of the world into communion with Him – the ecclesia – is much older and…
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Sean C. Capparuccia 26 April 2026 – Trinity Global Methodist Church, Magnolia, NC 4th Sunday after Easter Gen 38:1-30; Ps 119; II Cor 7:2-16; Mt 22:23-33 In this Gospel text, we hear from a group that we don’t often hear from in the Scriptures: the Sadducees. The Sadducees are mentioned 6 different times in the…
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Sean C. Capparuccia 19 April 2026 – Trinity GMC, Magnolia, NC 3rd Sunday after Easter Zechariah 13:1-9; Psalm 98; II Corinthians 6:11-7:1; John 16:25-33 Neglecting the Body Have you noticed that when you miss church, the whole week seems to be off? It may be worse for some than others, but missing church tends to…
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Sean C. Capparuccia 22 March 2026 5th Sunday in Lent Isaiah 53; Psalm 22; Philippians 2:5-16; John 12:12–16 Here we are, then, at week five of our Lenten journey; next week will be the last when we see the Savior crucified, dead, and buried. Liturgically speaking, this doesn’t happen until Good Friday, but as…
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Sean C. Capparuccia 15 March 2026 4th Sunday in Lent – Laetare Is. 55:1-9; Ps. 137; Phil. 4:4-9; Luke 15:1-10 We have now made it to week four of Lent, the Sunday which is traditionally called, Laetare Sunday, or “Joy” Sunday. The name comes from the traditional – and when I say traditional, I…
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Sean C. Capapruccia Ash Wednesday – Feb. 18, 2026 Joel 2:12–13, 2 Corinthians 5:20–6:2, Matthew 6:1–6, 16–21 We live in a fast-paced world. Everything moves fast, at least it seems to move fast around me. I don’t particularly move all that fast, especially in the morning, but it seems I spend the whole day trying…
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